Provenance: Portions of the collection were donated by Betty Fincher in 1993. Additions have been sent by William Reed Hood.

Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Processed by: Jeff Jenson processed the collection and developed the finding aid in June 2006. Revisions were made by Brianne Johnson in November 2008.

COLLECTION CITATION

This collection should be cited as:

The DBer Newsletter Collection, 1991-Ongoing. KC Manuscript Collection 107, Archives of the City of Kingsport,Tennessee.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The DBer Newsletter collection consists of newsletters for the alumni and alumnae of Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee. The DBer is the publication’s current name, but it has had a few previous titles including the Class of 1946 Newsletter, The ‘46er Newsletter, and The 46er. The publication seeks to be “a newsletter for the Alumni of Dobyns-Bennett High School.” Issues are released in March, June, September, and December and include reunion information, letters, brief articles, news, photographs, an editor’s note written by William “Doe” Reed Hood, and a number of other small sections.